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A Classic Vintage

Etsy is a veritable treasure trove when it comes to finding unique items. There’s definitely some crap on there, but the gems are worth the search. Recently, while searching around the site, we stumbled onto The Emperor Seat from Etsy seller StilNovo Design. A stool-style seat, it’s constructed from reclaimed oak sources from French wine [...]

This Crowd-Pleasing Koozie Keeps Your Drinks Quite Cozy

In case you haven’t heard, neoprene is not just for wetsuits anymore. The soft, stretchy material has a variety of uses thanks to its bevy of benefit and it would seem that the folks at Built NY have mastered them all. They design and sell totes to, well, tote just about anything, all in a [...]

Samsung's Most Advanced Blu-ray Player for 2010

Looking for a Blu-ray player to pair up with your latest 3D TV acquisition? Then you can’t go wrong with the Samsung 3D BD-C6900. Standing at the top of Samsung’s new 2010 Blu-ray player line, it’s compatible with both standard displays and the company’s latest 3D sets, implying that you could still use it for [...]

The Dark Knight's Bat

TPX and Louisville Slugger – an acronym and brand that are as synonymous with baseball as hot dogs and stats. As one of the most successful collegiate-level bats since 1999, the TPX Omaha has been used by 39 teams in the College World Series and was the bat of choice for six national champion teams. [...]

Say No To The Poncho (Look)

Featuring a front button closure with a belted stand collar and side flap pockets, G-Star Raw’s Decoy Garber Trench will keep you protected from the elements in fine European fashion. The G-Star Raw Decoy Garber Trench is form fitting with the button tabs in the back so you won’t look like you’re wearing a poncho [...]

53 Years of Adventures & Misadventures with My Pal Paul Newman

Paul Newman left his mark on the planet in countless ways. He was a man’s man of an actor, a national championship winning race car driver, and an incredibly generous philanthropist. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in a variety of capacities including bomber turret gunner, and the father of three [...]

Simple Done Superbly

Eric Heins takes his quality seriously. It just so happens that we appreciate that immensely. In fact, the about page at Corter Leather is a list of everything you could want put into your leather goods. Punched, sewn, carved, dyed, oiled, sealed, and riveted – all by the hand of Eric (and all in Beantown, [...]

I’m the type of person that enjoys a comfortable undershirt, especially one that can stand on its own merits. I also am the type of person who loves the clothing company Urban Outfitters. One of the more popular brands UO offers is BDG, and they carry countless varieties of their shirts and hoodies. While I [...]

Sharp Design, Sharp Performance

Gear Patrol loves our Vizio TVs. The only argument we have is in trying to decide what we like better – their excellent HDTV offerings or the smoking prices at which they are offered. That’s why we didn’t hesitate when given the chance to review their Razor LED HDTV line. Forgoing (for now) the bigger-is-always-better [...]

Like Buttah...

I don’t exactly know when it happened. No, I don’t mean when the Saints and Colts became viable football powerhouses. What I don’t know is when khakis lost the “ubiquitous pants” battle to denim. In middle and high school, khakis ruled and jeans were trashy or too casual. Then, I woke up one morning and [...]

Where Sneaker Meets Skipper

For some reason or another, the yachting life-look is back with a vengeance in men’s fashion. If you aren’t really inclined, though, to throw on a pink polo shirt over a navy polo and pop both collars (and we don’t blame you), these latest sailorized editions of Converse’s renowned Jack Purcell might help you keep [...]

Bombproof

Camera bags come in all shapes and sizes, built for a wide variety of uses. Sometimes you need a small hip pack for hiking to the waterfall with your compact point-and-shoot. Other times you need a backpack for traveling cross-country with an SLR and few extra lenses. And then sometimes you need a bombproof bag [...]

Ancient Deities Behaving Badly

So in case you didn’t know it, this is big – as in Mount Olympus big. Released today, God of War III is to the PS3 what Halo 3 was to Microsoft’s Xbox 360. It’s a massive action hit and the title has Sony fanboys and button-mashers everywhere with their knickers in quite the twist. [...]

Safe Speedy Storage

There’s not a lot to complain about here at Gear Patrol, but one pain-point that we repeatedly encounter is a need for storage. Between Ben’s project to create our own high-definition video and audio Library of Congress and the entire crew’s ceaseless photography and video work, we fill up hard drives faster than cups at [...]

Before Stifler’s Mom there was Mrs. Robinson, the original MILF. Centered around recent college grad Ben Braddock, played by a young(er) Dustin Hoffman, The Graduate follows Ben as he returns home and after college and attempts to figure out what’s next. Quickly he finds himself the boy toy of Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his [...]